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^^ A sentence many a man has said over the years and continues to say to this day.

“I want to be lean and strong”

^^ Something I’m pleased to announce more women are saying, it seems there has been a shift in them saying ‘I just want to be skinny’ to now learning the benefit of being lean and strong, it’s great to see.

While it is only my opinion, I feel everybody should be strong.

I’m not talking about record breaking strong, just strong enough to stay healthy and stave off the effects of ageing on the body.

These sports all centre around lifting:

– Weightlifting (olympic lifting)

– Body Building

– Powerlifting

– Strongman

– CrossFit (some may not like this one)

Did you know lifting weights can have the following positive effects on the body:

Personally I’d say the mental improvement is the pivotal one as this can have the biggest impact on a persons life in a very positive way.

However….

If you’re not an athlete and lift for health/confidence you should do it because you enjoy it, not because you feel you have to, that’s the secret to balance and long term sustainability.

Don’t eat yourself up if you miss a session, chalk it up to life and sue it as a rest day, that way you’ll be more motivated when you get to go in, excited to train in fact. Keep this in mind and you’ll find you don’t fall out of love with training.

What if lifting isn’t for you?

That’s cool, find soothing you do enjoy, here are some other options for improving strength and all achieving all the other benefits mentioned above:

Before I have spoken about staples of fat loss and how following macros can help you achieve your goal, but I have never delved in to the actually habits of those who succeed in their endeavour.

I will therefore be writing a mini series on the most common habits of these highly successful people.

It’s worth remembering that these people are just like you and me, they have normal jobs, a mortgage, a social life, time constraints, kids, a nagging wife or husband who leave the fridge door open too often, but they still achieve.

Here is how they do it.

Habit 1: They Write Things Down.

The simple act of writing something down has a profound effect one a persons accountability and subconsciously makes you more committed.

Writing something down will also give you a sense of priority, achievement and allow for subconscious higher level thinking.

Personally I would advise you to write down 5 things that you WILL do tomorrow to help you progress towards your goal right before you go to bed.